February 21st
183 Notable deaths
Pamela Salem
British actress.
Born January 22nd, 1944 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2024 at 80 years old in Surfside. [ref]
Sufi Abu Taleb
Politician (1925-2008).
Born January 27th, 1925 in Egypt.
Died February 21st, 2008 at 83 years old in Kuala Lumpur (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Beaumont
American writer (1929-1967).
Born January 2nd, 1929 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1967 at 38 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
John Sherman Cooper
American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991).
Born August 23rd, 1901 in Somerset.
Died February 21st, 1991 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Gwen McCrae
American soul musician and singer.
Born December 21st, 1943 in Pensacola.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 81 years old in Miami. [ref]
Shigechiyo Izumi
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born June 29th, 1865 in Omonawa Magiri.
Died February 21st, 1986 at 120 years old in Isen (pneumonia).
Blaise Cendrars
Swiss writer (1887-1961).
Born September 1st, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1961 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Khalil Fong
Hong kong singer (1983–2025).
Born July 14th, 1983 in Kauai County.
Died February 21st, 2025 at 41 years old in Dali. [ref]
Magic Slim
American blues musician.
Born August 7th, 1937 in Yalobusha County.
Died February 21st, 2013 at 75 years old in Philadelphia.
Bernard Nathanson
American physician, pro-choice activist and writer (1926-2011).
Born July 31st, 1926 in New York City.
Died February 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 183
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid